To celebrate Earth Day on 22 April, we have created a reading list of books, journals, and online resources that explore environmental protection, environmental ethics, and other environmental sciences. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 in the United States. Since then, it has grown to include more than 192 countries and the Earth Day Network coordinate global events that demonstrate support for environmental protection. If you think we have missed any books, journals, or online resources in our reading list, please do let us know in the comments below.
Only One Chance, by Philippe Grandjean
The book is a powerful call to action against chemical pollution and makes a strong case for how pollution harms the developing brain. The author goes into detail about the various chemicals including mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), arsenic, and certain pesticides that we have evidence of polluting our brains. He goes on to discuss various development issues that may be caused by. . .